Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

That's terrific. My son and I have tackled several projects together including building a kitchen buffet out of solid maple. He has even expressed some interest in learning to turn, but an 8 year old daughter keeps his spare time to a minimum.

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 4:48:33 PM UTC-5, Gramps' shop wrote:
That's terrific. My son and I have tackled several projects together including building a kitchen buffet out of solid maple. He has even expressed some interest in learning to turn, but an 8 year old daughter keeps his spare time to a minimum.

Well... don't give up. For a while I taught some woodworking classes (wood turning)when I had more time. I was really surprised at how many guys came back to wood working later on in their lives, and they ALL told me they started their interest in wood by doing wood working projects with their fathers.

That seed you planted might just need a little more time.

Robert

On 6/28/2017 4:28 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg



Nice, but is there some reason that the end grain appears
unfinished/unsealed? If ya needs a dog crate, this (and the one he
probably saw in a magazine as I did) is a good deal. If it's to be an
island in the kitchen, I just think I'd want the top sealed six ways to
sundown for ease of cleaning. (nothing against Fido, but. . . ;-) )

Nice of him to do it since he broke the freakin' cribbage board!

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 7:45:57 PM UTC-4, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 6/28/2017 4:28 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg



Nice, but is there some reason that the end grain appears
unfinished/unsealed? If ya needs a dog crate, this (and the one he
probably saw in a magazine as I did) is a good deal. If it's to be an
island in the kitchen, I just think I'd want the top sealed six ways to
sundown for ease of cleaning. (nothing against Fido, but. . . ;-) )

Nice of him to do it since he broke the freakin' cribbage board!

Different son.

He had just cut the top. He bought it from a guy on Craigslist/Offer-Up/Let-Go.
(I can't keep track of where he buys stuff anymore. He shops them all and
gets some really good deals. The Rigid table saw he got for $120 basically
****es me off.)

The top (and bottom of the top) is already treated with butcher block oil.
He's bought more oil, he just wanted to show the project. The end grain will
be done soon.

On 6/28/2017 4:28 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg


Very nice!!! And the cherry come out great! ;~)

On 6/28/2017 4:28 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg



Very nice!!! And the cherry came out great! ;~)

DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

I like it. Afraid to show it to my wife, though.
By the way, if he would put some food in the dog's food bowl, the dog
would come out of his island.

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On 6/28/2017 7:21 PM, G Ross wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

I like it. Afraid to show it to my wife, though.
By the way, if he would put some food in the dog's food bowl, the dog would come
out of his island.


Is there water in the bowl?

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On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 4:28:39 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

You should be, congrats to both of you.

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:28:33 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

Saw that and immediately saw it as a torture chamber for the dog.

Guess I have a sick mind.

Yes, I know that isn't the purpose, or is it?

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On Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 6:52:10 PM UTC-4, OFWW wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:28:33 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

Saw that and immediately saw it as a torture chamber for the dog.

Guess I have a sick mind.

Yes, I know that isn't the purpose, or is it?


Many dogs enjoy being in a crate...better than being left alone in a empty
house. Both of my brothers have dogs that will nap in their crates during
the day, even though they know that that there is where they will get locked
up when the master is away.

There are exceptions. I have one. ;-) He doesn't like his crate, but it's not
the crate. He just doesn't like being left alone, period.

On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 20:21:29 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 6:52:10 PM UTC-4, OFWW wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:28:33 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

Saw that and immediately saw it as a torture chamber for the dog.

Guess I have a sick mind.

Yes, I know that isn't the purpose, or is it?


Many dogs enjoy being in a crate...better than being left alone in a empty
house. Both of my brothers have dogs that will nap in their crates during
the day, even though they know that that there is where they will get locked
up when the master is away.

Dogs are easy to train.

There are exceptions. I have one. ;-) He doesn't like his crate, but it's not
the crate. He just doesn't like being left alone, period.

I don't think I could crate a dog while I was gone. When we had dogs,
they always had free run of the house when we were gone.

On 7/4/2017 6:52 PM, OFWW wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:28:33 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Every since we worked on Soap Box Derby cars together, my son has always been
into fixing stuff. Now he's into making stuff. He's 28, bought a house a couple
of years ago and has been buying tools as required.

Here's the project he just finished. He found plans for a Dog Crate End Table
and decided to modify the plans to make it into a Dog Crate Kitchen Island.
It's his first real start-from-scratch project.

I'm a proud papa!

http://i.imgur.com/BoNXlhB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QVZauct.jpg

It looks like the dog approves!

http://i.imgur.com/GGQ8pvH.jpg

Saw that and immediately saw it as a torture chamber for the dog.

Guess I have a sick mind.

Yes, I know that isn't the purpose, or is it?

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Plate of fresh grilled burgers on the top, dog penned below. Can't reach
the food scraps that fall to the floor. Torture indeed!